Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-044

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Robert C. Byrd

Wednesday, April 7, 1971 · 11:14 PM–11:21 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation001-044 on Tape 1 (tape position 01:34:02–01:34:10)StartWednesday, April 7, 1971 at 11:14 PMEndWednesday, April 7, 1971 at 11:21 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 001-044 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a call to Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia through the White House operator. The conversation is strictly logistical, serving as a formal request to connect the President with the Senator. No substantive policy discussions or decisions are recorded during this brief administrative interaction.

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Senator Bird of West Virginia, please.
Robert Bird.
Yes, thank you.

NARA Description

On April 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:14 pm and 11:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-044 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 1-44

Date: April 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:14 pm and 11:21 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Robert C. Byrd

Also recorded on April 8, 1971

  • 001-036 11:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hobart D. Lewis talked on the telephone at 11:12 pm.
  • 001-037 11:13 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 11:13 pm to 11:14 pm.
  • 001-038 11:14 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:14 pm and 11:21 pm.
  • 001-039 11:14 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:14 pm and 11:21 pm.
  • 001-040 11:14 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:14 pm and 11:21 pm.
  • 001-041 11:14 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:14 pm and 11:21 pm.
  • 001-042 11:14 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:14 pm and 11:21 pm.
  • 001-043 11:14 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Freeman F. Gosden, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:14 pm and 11:21 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 001-044, April 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-044 (accessed October 9, 2026).